Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island Page #3

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fall asleep unless I hold her hand.

- I must find her and...

- I won't hear any more of this!

The storm will ride itself out

soon enough.

You are to return home

and never come back!

How many days has it been

since we've seen her...

Wait, wait, wait!

Hold on! Hold on!

Wait there!

- There's a boat.

- I shall go to the mainland.

Pardon?

- I've received word from Taema-do.

- Taema-do?

I sent a man there to investigate

the cross-channel ferry.

If the silver bullion bars aboard

that ship were fakes

then it means the Japanese

are making counterfeit...

They were authentic.

What?

Are you saying that the counterfeits

are being made in Joseon?

I'll need to visit

the Japanese Settlement.

You mean the trading town

in the mainland?

That's also the first stop for

the cross-channel ferry.

We'll start there.

What about the boat?

It's leaving.

Get ready.

What the? A boat I've never

seen before is coming.

It's a call-boat.

It comes when it's called.

A call-boat?

Wow, how convenient.

In exchange, I'll have to pay extra

for calling its services.

- Did you call for me, my lord?

- Who charges calling fees anymore?

Charging for everything nowadays.

Take us to the mainland...

Hey!

It-it-it's you!

You're Minister Kim's assassin!

Come here, you!

You're still frivolous as ever.

What is the meaning of this, my lord?

Isn't this the same assassin

that's tried to kill you?

That's all in the past.

I asked him for a favor.

Sit still.

Kim Min inhabits this islet, right?

Yes.

- That must be him, then.

- Of course it must be.

Maybe it isn't him.

Even a quick glance makes it obvious

that it's him.

Don't you think he's gotten smaller?

You think being in exile

is particularly thrilling?

Would he get any taller?

He probably shrunk from defeat.

It's you, Lord Kim, right?

I'm telling you, it's him.

Don't talk to me like a peer.

I'm your supervisor,

and you're all grown up now?

What's wrong?

What happens if you get caught

having left your station of exile?

Death by poison.

Will you be okay?

Counterfeit silver is creating chaos

in this country.

I cannot be afraid for my own safety.

Hey, they're gone.

No harm in being careful.

Is this Da Hae's home?

Da Hae.

Da Hae!

Excuse me.

- Da Hae, is that you?

- You poor thing, really.

She's lost her mind after losing her youngest

and her eldest has gone missing...

What do you mean, 'gone missing'?

Da Hae swam across

the ocean every day

to see some detective from Hanyang.

Maybe she's found a clue or something.

She left saying she knows where her sister

may be, and we haven't seen her since.

I don't know if the mother really

lost them or sold them off.

There's not a single family

in this village

who hasn't sold off their children

as slaves or prostitutes.

Don't you worry.

I'll bring her back wherever she may be.

I'm pretty good at this, aren't I?

What are you doing?

Over there.

My lord.

Oh, come on!

Stop!

Stop!

Stop right there!

Seriously.

Why didn't you just act naturally?

Even I admit that I was

acting too awkward.

Isn't this you?

This drawing doesn't do justice

to my doe-like eyes.

Looking at the pompous air

in this drawing, it definitely is you.

Why I ought to...

Do you know what must be done in order

not to forget who your sworn enemy is?

You think of that bastard in your head

as you carve a scar on yourself.

That way, you'll never forget your enemy

whenever you look at the scar.

You haven't forgotten

about me either, have you?

I would love to skin you alive.

Is that okay with you, newbie?

[Magistrate's Court]

- Let's go inside.

- Are you insane?

You know what that place is.

We're surely dead if they catch us.

That way is our only chance at survival.

How do we get inside?

Hit me. If a commoner like you

hits a nobleman...

What the?

This scum hit a nobleman.

Okay, but come back tomorrow.

What do you mean,

come back tomorrow?

There's a very important guest

expected at court today

but having petty criminals around would

make the place look bad

so he sent all of them home.

So just go back home for the day,

and come back tomorrow.

Oh boy.

- We'll have to tell them.

- But my lord...

You could really be sentenced to death.

Let's avoid imminent death first.

I... have escaped from exile.

- Are you perhaps Lord Kim?

- It is I.

Come back tomorrow.

I said I escaped from

the islet I was exiled to!

That must have been difficult.

What are you doing?

What do you think you're doing?

You've got so many layers.

What are they doing?

Arrest them immediately,

and bring them inside!

You rascals!

How dare you harm public morals

with an unspeakable act?

The one on the left said the guy

on the right assaulted him.

But you told us to go away.

He also claims to have

escaped from exile.

You bastard...

Do you know how serious

of a crime that is?

You'll be transferred to Hanyang tomorrow.

- Do as I command!

- Yes, sir!

Throw these men into jail immediately.

E...e...excuse me, Your Honor.

- Magistrate!

- What is it?

Rather than letting us

stay comfortably in jail

shouldn't you torture us

for our crimes instead?

Have you lost your mind?

Never mind that, Your Honor!

We'll be fine in jail.

We have much information

to share with him.

Fine.

If that is what you wish...

What do you want me to do with you?

Shall I give you a flogging

until you turn beet red?

Or twist your legs?

Or just a good ol' clubbing.

Or crush your kneecaps?

- Get this off me!

- No.

Or shall I brand you

with hot iron, perhaps?

The lightest punishment

of all of those, please.

- Flogging sounds good...

- No.

It's inappropriate for a noblemen

to bare his bottom.

Hand down something stronger

but more dignified.

Please ignore him!

He's gone mad with fear.

We'll go with the flogging!

- Attention!

- Yes, sir!

Give them everything so that

they learn their lesson!

May I have a word?

Welcome.

We've been waiting for you.

If you'll let me handle the matter,

then I'll take care of it myself.

Just turn a blind eye this time.

But he has committed a serious crime...

Haven't I said that

I will bear the responsibility?

Do not let anyone in here.

I owe you again, sir.

What are you doing here?

I took care of you like I promised.

But how can you escape

from exile like this?

Good sir, the bandits you arrested

a few months ago...

- The scale of it...

- If they were let go that easily

then I'm sure there's someone

who has their back.

Why did you escape from exile

at a dangerous time like this?

I could get in trouble

for helping you.

Counterfeit silver is starting

its way back into circulation.

It means the counterfeits

are being manufactured in Joseon.

I shall investigate

the Japanese Settlement.

The Japanese Settlement?

I know what youre trying to do,

but the settlement is a bit different.

It's in Joseon, but the land

doesn't belong to Joseon.

How about this?

I'll... look into

the Japanese Settlement myself.

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